Philippines’ Corruption Probe Expands to More Infrastructure

The Philippines’ corruption probe widened to more infrastructure projects on Tuesday, with a former public works official alleging that street lamps, roads and buildings are also overpriced and substandard.

More projects in Bulacan province north of the capital used cheaper materials with poor quality as a chunk of their budgets went to politicians’ pockets, former assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez told a Senate investigation on corruption surrounding flood-mitigation projects.